Today In Mormon History

The Elders Quorum met in the Lords House according to appointment Bro [Otis] Hobart Reported to the quorum that Brother [Oliver] Granger ref...

Edward Partridge is called to be the first bishop in the church. Sidney Rigdon anoints him an elder and sets him apart as a bishop. [Wiki...

At the regional representatives meeting, President Spencer W. Kimball outlined three responsibilities to carry out the mission of the Church...

Members attending general conference accepted Joseph Smith's Vision of the Celestial Kingdom and Joseph F. Smith's Vision of the Red...

The First Presidency restores full church and priesthood blessings to Matthias F. Cowley. He unsuccessfully asked for this since 1926. The D...

Apostle M. W. Merrill ... Prophesied that in the due time of the Lord Pres. Snow would have power to save every soul in his family [Nine wiv...

Apostle Franklin D. Richards tells the Relief Society conference that women have a right "to rebuke disease in the name of the Lord Jes...

[Charles Anthon] NEW-YORK, April 3, 1841. Rev. and Dear Sir,--I have often heard that the Mormons claimed me for an auxiliary, but, as no...

Mormon apostle Oliver Cowdery, as editor of the Latter Day Saint Messenger and Advocate, published an editorial on behalf of "our south...

Sabbath, April 3rd He [Joseph Smith] attended meeting in the Lord's House [Kirtland Temple]... he retired to the pulpit, the vails being...

Joseph Smith, Sr. tells his family about his first vision. He sees a field representing the barrenness of true religion upon the earth, and ...

BYU's administration prepares a document for its external accreditation review, including: "BYU administrators are advised not to p...

[Leonard Arrington] I have learned of an interesting development with respect to Nauvoo Restoration, Inc. When it was originally set up, ...

Apostle Lee's general conference talk publicly criticized Apostle Benson. Without naming his apostolic subordinate, Lee next told the Ap...

During a four- month period, Quinn McKay attempted several times to get a statement from Reed Benson denying that he was the author of [the]...

[David O. McKay] Received word from the doctor that President [George Albert] Smith was in a very serious condition. I went immediately ...

[Heber J. Grant] At the Council meeting today it was unanimously decided to prepare a statement to be read, refuting some of the lies in ...

Clarissa Smith Williams is called as the sixth general president of the Relief Society, with Jennie Brimhall Knight and Louise Yates Robison...

[Brigham Young Jr.] .... Pres[iden]t Cannon presented change cash a/c [account] from B[isho]p. to Pres[iden]t. Church carried unanimously...

PRESIDENT [of the Quorum of Twelve] LORENZO SNOW said ... the Savior would come to the temple in Missouri and lay his hands on Joseph and th...